What Scubapro mask has the lowest volume?

[elan]

An average male can possibly swing at least 6lb of buoyancy just with the lungs. So even if the mask was changing buoyancy with depth which its not you were not getting much difference as the volume difference would be small fraction of your lung capacity.
Trying to improve buoyancy skills with mask is like trying to create wind in your neighborhood with an table top fan.

Now.. why woudn't a low volume mask help? Like I said.. Im down to my last pound of weight.

by going BP/W i've removed a considerable amount of bouyant material.... I don't wear wetsuit just a rashguard...
so the last bouyant material would be the air in the mask. Is that very hard to understand?

 

[LanceRiley]

yes. the lungs can adjust for the 6 lbs of weight. im a pound or 2 bouyant.. plus the tank when empty.. i tend to float... so i have the last pound of weight on my plate. without that last pound i could still sink by really emptying my lungs... every breath... to sink or stay at 15ft. now wouldn't it be easier and much more enjoyable if i didn't have to do that?

 

[phoenix31tt]

yes. the lungs can adjust for the 6 lbs of weight. im a pound or 2 bouyant.. plus the tank when empty.. i tend to float... so i have the last pound of weight on my plate. without that last pound i could still sink by really emptying my lungs... every breath... to sink or stay at 15ft. now wouldn't it be easier and much more enjoyable if i didn't have to do that?

sure it would... but going to a lower profile mask wouldn't help you do that... proper weighting would

 

[Tortuga68]

The moral of the thread is that just because someone answers your question it doesn't mean they are helping you, and people that don't answer your question aren't necessarily being unhelpful

 

[dfx]

Why are you insisting on not wearing any lead?

 

[Hank49]

So, you want to reduce the air volume trapped in your mask so you'll be less buoyant? Makes sense, but man, that's fine tuning....

Anyway, I had a ScubaPro Scout. Nice low volume mask. Comfortable. But you can get the same type low volume mask for half that price.

 

[LanceRiley]

less lead = better and lighter...

yep fine tuning is correct..

i dive tropical remember? no more neoprene... actually i did try it... I filled my mask with water.. i sank..

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hank49

ok any suggestion? half the price sounds good.

 

[Damselfish]

This does seem to be taking fine-tuning to extremes. If your mask wasn't a perfect fit I could maybe see keeping this in mind when looking for a new one. But if the absolute lowest volume mask isn't a perfect fit is it worth a leaking mask to lose maybe a few ounces of buoyancy?

And if you really want lowest volume, I wouldn't think brand would be at the top of the list of criteria, the best fit with lowest volume might be a different brand.

 

[dfx]

actually i did try it... I filled my mask with water.. i sank..

You really think that less than 1/4 of a pound makes all the difference?

 

[phoenix31tt]

You really think that less than 1/4 of a pound makes all the difference?

dude said he tried it and it worked!!!...

there was a dude that couldn't sink during his open water training, he thought he needed more lead.. my instructor told him to wipe some toothpaste in his mouth that helps u to sink... he didn't have an issue sinking afterward